A reference in a
written law to the Minister shall be construed —
(a) in
the case of a reference in an Act, as a reference to the Minister of the Crown
to whom the administration of the Act, or the provision of the Act, in which
or in respect of which the term is used, is for the time being committed by
the Governor; and
(b) in
the case of a reference in subsidiary legislation, as a reference to the
Minister of the Crown to whom the administration of the Act, or the provision
of the Act, under which the subsidiary legislation is made, is for the time
being committed by the Governor; and
(c) so
as to include a Minister of the Crown for the time being acting for or on
behalf of the Minister referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), as the case may
require.